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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the #25 most popular major in the country with 6,205 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Hacienda La Puente Adult Education the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of La Puente, Hacienda La Puente Adult Education is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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Merced College

Merced, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Merced College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at San Joaquin Delta College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public school with a large student population.

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Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacramento City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Barstow Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Barstow, Barstow Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose City College landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Jose City College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of San Jose.

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Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Solano Community College is a great place for mechanical engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Solano College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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Shasta College

Redding, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Shasta College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Shasta College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Redding.

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College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at College of the Sequoias helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santiago Canyon College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orange.

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Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Long Beach City College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at College of Southern Nevada helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

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Hartnell College

Salinas, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hartnell College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salinas, Hartnell College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Los Medanos College

Pittsburg, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Medanos College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Pittsburg, Los Medanos is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 198
California 155
Oregon 9
Nevada 18

Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

ME Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 3,490
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology 1,074
Automotive Engineering Technology 1,062
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other 473
Marine Engineering Technology 106

Majors Similar to ME Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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